Noida (New Okhla Industrial Development Area), a satellite city of Delhi, which is part of the National Capital Region, has changed a lot in the last decade, says Suhasini Paul, a well-known toy designer. … READ FULL STORY
There is a need for a container terminal on the west of Kolkata city (Howrah) side, which could avoid trucks coming to Kolkata, Tirupati Vessels’ director, Rajiv Agarwal said. The India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed chairperson justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, slammed the Tamil Nadu government over poor pre-monsoon preparedness and asked its Public Works Department to deposit a penalty of Rs two … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by justice Raghuvendra S Rathore, on October 22, 2018, directed the joint secretary (Swachh Bharat) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, to appear before it, … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has refused to vacate its 2015 order, restraining construction and transfer of possession of flats on the Yamuna floodplains in Agra, after two builders sought lifting of the ban. … READ FULL STORY
Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is one of the most serious challenges to environment protection and although the Solid Waste Management Rules have been framed in 2016, their implementation remains a problem, a National … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by justice RS Rathore, has directed the Railways to seek a ‘no-objection certificate’ (NOC) from the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA), for extraction of groundwater to clean … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a committee, to look into the question of whether sub-regional plans for the protection of natural conservation zones (NCZs), were consistent with the regional plan prepared by … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench of justice Raghuvendra S Rathore and expert member Satyawan Singh Garbyal, has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), to award tenders … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on July 26, 2018, made it clear that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) should be allowed to operate only those borewells, which have been permitted in accordance to … READ FULL STORY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on July 3, 2018, rapped the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, for not obeying its order to refund Rs 12 crores to a private builder in the state and … READ FULL STORY
Project delays are one of the most alarming issues, historically dogging the Indian real estate sector. The dearth of effective planning and execution of construction activities, escalating construction costs, approval delays, diversion of allocated … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal-mandated committee, on June 14, 2018, said that the biggest lake in Bengaluru, Bellandur lake, had become the largest septic tank of the city due to the ‘sheer callousness and indifference’ … READ FULL STORY
